Abstract
Video and radar observations of the 2000 Leonid shower are presented. We find strong evidence that the first peak in the shower on 2000 November 17 near 8 UT resulting from 1932 ejecta is much stronger than previously recognized and larger than the broader peak on November 18 resulting from 1866 and 1733 ejecta. In particular, we find a TV‐radar average peak flux value on November 17 at solar longitude 235. ◦ 29 ± 0. ◦ 02 near 0.15 ± 0.02 meteoroid km −2 h −1 (Mv > +6.5), which corresponds to a zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) ∼900 assuming a mass index of 1.7. Similarly, we find the second peak on November 18 to be located at 236.
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